ACTU wants paid leave for domestic victims

Australian of the Year Rosie Batty is backing the ACTU's campaign to allow victims of domestic violence up to 10 paid leave days a year.

ACTU president Ged Kearney says having a job is critical if women are to leave a violent relationship and the paid leave will help them to keep their job.

Ms Batty, whose son Luke was murdered by his father last year, will join Ms Kearney in Melbourne on Tuesday to call for support for the leave claim which the ACTU will lodge in the Fair Work Commission in October.